Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

17.0°C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	6	6	6	2	2	2	128	132	141	127	131	159	178	216	222	262	276	359	416	427	392	358	318	242
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		1:15AM1.87m				1:54PM2.02m				2:20AM1.80m				2:57PM1.97m				3:28AM1.77m				3:59PM1.94m
Low Tide				7:32AM0.23m				8:17PM0.35m				8:34AM0.30m				9:21PM0.36m				9:39AM0.36m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	17	17	17
Feels °C	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	15	14	15	16	16	16	17	16	17	15	16	14	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 13	N 13	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	141	127	131	159	13	13	222	262	11	11	11	427	392	358	318	242
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	E 11	E 11	N 12	NE 11	NE 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	E 15	E 15	N 12	N 12	E 15	E 15	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	3	3	6	2	2	3	5	5	14	13	13	13	4	4	12	12	4	4	4	11	11	3	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	E 11	—	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 16	E 15	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	6	6	3	3	3	2	—	2	5	5	5	2	2	2	5	5	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	24	38	69	88	95	116	128	132	—	—	—	—	178	216	—	—	276	359	416	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Whananaki bar Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	Whananaki bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	82	82	147	171	147	82	171	127	82	14	14	147	82	147	0	0	0	0	0	82	82	82	82	82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Oakura Beach Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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